Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-03
SCHOOL OF JOUKNALIsM
A successrui Editor Tells How It Might Bs
Made Useful and Desirable.

DNhOOL of JOIkNALlsM
A Successful Editor Tell. How IL Might he
Made Useful and Desirable.
Asa Iu'e, t~o types OF young men
preseut themselves Tor aduIisIou iuto
Newspaper offices; ,he rallow collegiate
WIN Knows lv0 much, aud The poor
devil, who knows nothing. OF the
twU, the iatler IL 10 be preferred. He
has less ~ uIlearn. He is ~ fresh
sheet II paper; aud II lac be clean, aud
made oLl Of g0,d stock, there Is hope
for man. 4 he other may yet on; but
he IKE lihuOu is that alter failing 10
all h ines Vt ambitious work, he will
~ lasi drop Iuto n position Of ill-paid
Ub-curiiy anu liked suOordinatiOn,
and become harmless crank. He ID
the ''cTusued tragediaD" oi journal,sni.
In each in-,auce some preparatory
INSTRUCTION would be valuable. aud not
less la Journalist tIsn 10 journalistic
asplrauts and applicsnts. 1t would
sparr jruinsliin the wear ana tear aud
the rlsk vi drp ndiDg upon novices
Tor WORK too often important aud deli
cat., while educating them. Ii would
disclose tue ubiitue-s Of many would
be- jUuI u a ISIS 10 Time To save them and
pu, the more promising upon the
right road. Tnere is not u newspaper
M .uAyer Ia tue county but who would
lie giaa I recruit HIS litlle Army of news-
gatier-is from u school in which tue
rudi,n, nt,ry principals of newspaper
pq,nr-,nen aud responsibility are
well Taught. Such u school would NJ
nioe make n journalist than West
Pant makes q soldier. But 10 would
lay the ne-,iiul foundations.
The chief end l., I've aimed at by
SCH ,ol OF journalism should he, firsi,
sinpie training In the preparation Of
,Opy tor publication, embracing the
ari oil condensation, and second, moral
training IN the Obligations Of d-cency
and iruIbiulDess, which the individ-
uai a.sum.s when lie beconesa a public
writer ar reporter for the press.
Amer Ill, success Ia every enterprise
Is r.ierable TO the ability and skil OF
the men who originate Il aud devote
themselves TO il. Many excellent
schemes fail for want Of adeQuats
handling. But we are iDclin,d Il
tbiuk tGat time has come when thu
organization of u faculty for a schoo
Of journalism Is possible. The great
new spaper properties Of the countr,
are Tor e most part in the hands o
those who are not willing 70 part will
them, aud are consequently btyon'
, the reach Of many pour young men
who have only their experience sns
talents u, sustain them and TO look a.
IN the subordinate places of managing
} editor aud city editor, which the,
have attained, and beyond whicl
there is NO PROBABLE promotion. Thrs
are not, ss rule, 20 well paid for th
nIost arduOus work known to MA
, that their services might not be hA
~ instructions by . prosperous scho,
Uf journalism, and their qualities
lions ~ give practical instruction
will not be denied. or course, occl
sioual lectures OF courses from th
grrster guns might stimulate and &C
vertis@, aud would be interesting as II
uivIduai periormaDc"s. II not instru'
i've ss lessons In journalism; but c
the Unitarian value Of elementary IL
structlons by expert every day jou
/ uoNrtr VIC ubNc - iittic uouot os "
have that these latter may be secure
by the Inducements which lure otheI
from active professional work TO th
business OF professional teaching.
On the whole. therefore, II seems q
Us that the idea OF the University {
Pennsylvania is feasable and deHir'
bio, aud we may add the expression Z
the opinion that no better site 10
the proposed school could be fouD,
than the city Of Philadelphia, whiel
is la close contiguity with so many o
the great cities. yet apart from them
~ d where practical journalism ha
made uncommon advances the las
ten .rtwelve years, crea ing certalI
competitive enthusiasm and profes
. s,onal esprit du corps favorable q
those atmospheric conditions that, u
journalism, hardly less than In ar
and letters. germinAte and enlarge To-
species which they permeate and en-
velop.-Louisville Courier Journal.
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